German and Korean Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Germany
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Korean as Minority Language
In German and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Korean as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
If you want to compare German and Korean dialects, then you can go to German vs Korean Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Korean Regulators
German and Korean speaking countries provide you German and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, German and Korean Language History.
German and Korean Continents
Thinking about German and Korean continents in which German and Korean speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Korean. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Korean languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Korean Interesting Facts:
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from Not Available.